Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

[lorilral at mindspring.com (lorilral AT mindspring.com)]

Unless you have a sufficiently large group willing to invest up front in a 
self-insured fund of some kind ( & have to find yourselves a Third Party 
Administrator...), to band together for purposes of group benefits, you have 
two options:
1. create a holding company that owns at least 50% of each participating 
company/group/proprietorship/whatever
2. establish a formal (i.e. subject to all regulatory requirements) 
association which would market its members as a group to various insurors for 
quotes--all group coverages are subject to minimum numbers/percentages of 
eligible members actually partcipating, the list of "musts" goes on...
Either of theses options is "doable", but NOT a snap and would require 
resources for administration, including various fun activities like premium 
reconciliation, regulatory compliance, etc., not to mention giving up partial 
ownership in the first approach.  One of my staff here is a benefits guru.  
If anyone has questions, feel free to email me. 
L3 



-------Original Message-------
From: "Michael D. Thomas" <mdthomas AT mindspring.com>
Sent: 02/25/03 11:00 PM
To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/"; 
<internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] health insurance for independents?

> 
> 
>So, all you individual contractors out there -- why not join up with a
partner
>or two?

Great idea!

How hard would this be to set up here?

Could a corporation/LLP whatever be set up for the main purpose of
qualifying
it's members better health coverage, without loss of independence for the
contractors? Do we need something like MediaAlliance here, or would it be
redundant?




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>From shea at sheatisdale.com  Wed Feb 26 17:00:11 2003
From: shea at sheatisdale.com (Shea Tisdale)
Date: Wed Feb 26 16:59:43 2003
Subject: [internetworkers] Movie Night!
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Sunday evening would work for me.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Colleen McCarthy" <cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com>
To: "'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'"
<internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 9:14 PM
Subject: [internetworkers] Movie Night!


> Great!  Thanks much!  Now we have to pick a time...  Sunday evening, 3/2?
> We could do "bring a six pack of your favorite beer/favorite bottle of
wine
> to share"
>
> Colleen McCarthy, MT(ASCP), BSEE, MBA, PMP
> LIS Administrator
> Laboratory Information Services
> UNC Hospitals/McLendon Clinical Labs
> 1106 East Wing
> Chapel Hill, NC 27514
> email: camccart AT unch.unc.edu
> phone: 919-966-2059 beeper 216-1995
> fax: 919-966-6407
> home phone 919-460-0641
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Shea
> Tisdale
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 12:27 AM
> To: cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com; internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Internet Workers Living or Working
> inRaleighor Cary
>
>
> I'd be interested.  I could even host if you like.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colleen McCarthy" <cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com>
> To: "'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'"
> <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 5:05 PM
> Subject: RE: [internetworkers] Internet Workers Living or Working in
> Raleighor Cary
>
>
> > O.K., here's another idea.  I saw "Bowling for Columbine" and loved it.
I
> > want to rent "Roger and Me" and watch it with a small group.  Are any of
> the
> > rest of you interested?  I can host, but my living room TV is only a 27"
> > (big living room, small TV, bummer..:)  Please let me know.  Colleen
> >
> > Colleen McCarthy, MT(ASCP), BSEE, MBA, PMP
> > LIS Administrator
> > Laboratory Information Services
> > UNC Hospitals/McLendon Clinical Labs
> > 1106 East Wing
> > Chapel Hill, NC 27514
> > email: camccart AT unch.unc.edu
> > phone: 919-966-2059 beeper 216-1995
> > fax: 919-966-6407
> > home phone 919-460-0641
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > [mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Michael
> > D. Thomas
> > Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 1:35 PM
> > To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> > Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Internet Workers Living or Working
> > inRaleighor Cary
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Colleen McCarthy" <cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com>
> >
> > > The biggest problem that I have with after-work gatherings is ... that
> > > they're after work :)!  I seem to be able to make all of the parties,
> but
> > > almost none of the after-work meetings.
> >
> > Meanwhile, I've been making it to none of the parties :-( Probably why
we
> > haven't met.
> >
> > Gatherings, parties and impromptu get togethers are all part of building
> > community, and that's what InterNetWorkers is about. The gatherings are
> > "official" and predictable, but the only real difference between the
> > "unofficial" parties and the gatherings is how they are announced. A
> > gathering
> > announcement goes out to both lists -- inet-announce and the discussion
> > list -- and is announced on the web page, while the "unofficial" parties
> are
> > only announced by the party giver on the discussion list.
> >
> > This is reflective of the nature of the lists. Inet-announce is
> > announce-only
> > and heavily moderated, while the discussion list is free form.
> >
> > I'd like to propose that we open inet-announce up a bit. We've set the
> > expectation that it will be low-volume, but I think that we could send
out
> a
> > couple of additional notes a month without upsetting anyone. We can also
> > make
> > room on the web site for "unofficial" announcements.
> >
> > This goes along with the theory that the best networks are multi-headed.
> >
> > If you have organized something you'd like for the entire INW realm to
> know
> > about, just drop the note to me for now and cc: this list. I can act as
> > moderator for now, though I would like to create some kind of policy so
as
> > to
> > reduce the risk of contention. If you'd like to be part of the process,
> let
> > me
> > know.
> >
> > And of course, if you don't want your party announcement to go to
> > inet-announce, then just don't ask.
> >
> > >  If we know which INWs might be available, then we can
> > > meet whenever it works out.
> >
> > I would like to discuss this idea further... I see possibilities for a
> neat
> > little community building web/email app of some sort. Don't worry,
> > discussing
> > doesn't imply "promising to do." We can discuss organizational ideas
> without
> > fear of future haranguing.
> >
> > My proposal above goes a little ways, I think, but I bet there is more
> that
> > can be done.
> >
> > A lot of the success of the group is due to our use of Internet
> technologies
> > for community building purposes. However, we haven't done anything
> > innovative
> > with the technologies in a while. That's a shame. Any suggestions are
more
> > than welcome, and you can probably get the chance to implement and test
> your
> > ideas.
> >
> > Colleen, thanks for your thoughts on this manner and taking the
initiative
> > to
> > better our community and community-building means.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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